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Hidden behind the popular Kota Tinggi waterfall lays its source, Gunung Muntahak. This 634 m hill is relatively undisturbed beyond the mining area with primary rainforest covering the base to its summit. From the main road leading to Kota Tinggi waterfall, it is not possible to see this hill as it is well hidden by...

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) above sea level. Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas. The name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words Nanga and Parvata which together mean “Naked Mountain. The mountain is locally known by its Tibetan name Diamer...

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) above sea level. Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas. The name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words Nanga and Parvata which together mean “Naked Mountain. The mountain is locally known by its Tibetan name Diamer...

The most exiting season in the Hunza Pakistan is the autumn, at the end of the summer season in September the orchards start changing color like a bride Groom with colorful dress of her wading day, these fantastic changes brings a glorious Trans fusion into human body, which gives happiness and pleasure. In October it...

K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La Trek gives great views of four 8,000m peaks and is thought by many to be one of the best high mountain treks in the world. Some of the wildest and most dramatic landscapes on earth are found in the vast, rugged Karakoram Range situated in Northern Pakistan. Remote and...

Fairy Meadows, Named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, ″fairy tale meadows″) and locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan. At an altitude of about 3,300 meters above the sea level, it serves as the launching point for trekkers summiting...

At 3,726 m, Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia, second only to Mount Kerinci on Sumatra, and it dominates the landscape of the relatively small island of Lombok. Within its huge 50 km² caldera sits the crater lake Segara Anak (Child of the Sea). Eruptions within the caldera have formed a new small...

The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. image courtesy of thesevensummit.com The Seven Summits, from highest to lowest, are: Asia:Mount Everest 29,035 feet (8850 meters) South America:Aconcagua 22,829 feet (6962 meters) North America:Denali AKA Mount McKinley 20,320 feet (6194 meters) Africa:Kilimanjaro 19,340...

Toubkal or Tubkal is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 metres, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. Introduction All through some days of moderately rugged walking, we discover the wasteland of Morocco’s mountains, stay with the hardy...

Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, is known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, peaks such as 7,326m Jomolhari are popular trekking destinations. Paro Taktsang monastery (also known as Tiger’s Nest) clings to cliffs above...